Anna Cove
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Anna Cove is a cove
immediately east of Cape Anna
at the north end of the Arctowski Peninsula
, along the west coast of Graham Land
. Charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
on January 30, 1898, and named in association with Cape Anna.
Cove
A cove is a small type of bay or coastal inlet. They usually have narrow, restricted entrances, are often circular or oval, and are often inside a larger bay. Small, narrow, sheltered bays, inlets, creeks, or recesses in a coast are often considered coves...
immediately east of Cape Anna
Cape Anna
Cape Anna is a prominent black cape rising to 280 m, immediately west of Anna Cove, located 1 mile west of Louise Island and the entrance to Hugershoff Cove, and 2.3 miles northeast of Mount Fourcade, and forming the north tip of Arctowski Peninsula on the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered...
at the north end of the Arctowski Peninsula
Arctowski Peninsula
The Arctowski Peninsula is a peninsula, long in a north-south direction, lying between Andvord Bay and Wilhelmina Bay on the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Adrien de Gerlache. The name, for Henryk Arctowski of that expedition, was...
, along the west coast of Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
. Charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899, named after its expedition vessel Belgica, was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region.- Preparation and Surveying :...
on January 30, 1898, and named in association with Cape Anna.